Section 26-4-191. Definitions

   As used in this article, the term:

   (1) "Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of Code Sections 16-13-25 through 16-13-29 and Schedules I through V of 21 C.F.R. Part 1308.

   (2) "Health care facility" means an institution which is licensed as a nursing home, intermediate care home, assisted living community, personal care home, home health agency, or hospice pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 31.

   (3) "Medically indigent person" means:

      (A) A person who is Medicaid eligible under the laws of this state; or

      (B) A person:

         (i) Who is without health insurance; or

         (ii) Who has health insurance that does not cover the injury, illness, or condition for which treatment is sought; and

whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level as defined annually by the federal Office of Management and Budget.

Code 1981, § 26-4-191, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 152, § 1/HB 1178; Ga. L. 2011, p. 227, § 8/SB 178.